Ngokuba uJehova uyakushaya u -Israyeli njengohlanga oluzanyazanyiswa emanzini, asiphule u -Israyeli kuleli zwe elihle alinika oyise, abahlakazele ngaphesheya koMfula, lokhu benzile o-Ashera babo, bathukuthelisa uJehova.

Nabo bazakhela izindawo eziphakemeyo, nezinsika, nawo-Ashera emagqumeni onke aphakemeyo naphansi kwemithi yonke eluhlaza.

Wamsusa uMahakha unina ebukhosikazini , ngokuba wayenzela u -Ashera isithombe esinengekayo ; u-Asa wanquma isithombe sakhe, wasishisa ngasemfudlaneni iKidroni.

U-Ahabi wamenza u -Ashera; u-Ahabi wenezela waze wacunula uJehova , uNkulunkulu ka -Israyeli, kunawo onke amakhosi akwa -Israyeli ayengaphambi kwakhe.

Ngalokho thumela ubuth e kimi u -Israyeli wonke entabeni yaseKarmeli , nabaprofethi bakaBali abangamakhulu amane namashumi ayisihlanu , nabaprofethi baka -Ashera abangamakhulu amane abadla etafuleni lika - Izebeli. U-Eliya nabaprofethi bakaBali eKarmeli

Nokho abasukanga ezonweni zendlu kaJerobowamu onisa ngazo u-Israyeli, kepha bahamba kuzo; naye u-Ashera wasala eSamariya.

Bazimisela izinsika nawo -Ashera emagqumeni onke aphakemeyo naphansi kwayo yonke imithi eluhlaza,

Bashiya yonke imiyalo kaJehova uNkulunku lu wabo, bazenzela izithombe ezibunjiweyo, amathole amabil i, benza no -Ashera, bakhuleka kulo lonke ibandla lasezulwini, bakhonza uBali.

Wasusa izindawo eziphakemeyo , wadiliza izinsika , wanquma o -Ashera, wachitha inyoka yethusi ayeyenzile uMose , ngokuba abantwana bakwa - Israyeli babeshisa impepho kuyo kwaze kwaba ngalezo zinsuku ; yabizwa ngokuthi uNehushitani.

Wabuye wakha izindawo eziphakemeyo uHezekiya uyise azichithile ; wamisela uBali ama-altare, wenza u-Ashera njengokwenza kuka-Ahabi inkosi yakwa-Israyeli, wakhuleka kulo lonke ibandla lasezulwini, walikhonza.

Wabeka isithombe esibaziweyo sika -Ashera asenzileyo endlini asho ngayo uJehova kuDavide nakuSolomoni indodana yakhe ukuthi : Kule ndlu naseJerusalema engilikhethile ezizweni zonke zakw a-Israyeli ngiyakubeka igama lami kuze kube phakade;

Yaphahlaza izinsika , yanquma o -Ashera, yagcwalisa izindawo zabo ngamathambo abantu.

I-altare elaliseBethele , nendawo ephakemeyo eyenziwe nguJerobowamu indodana kaNebati owonisa u -Israyeli, nalelo altare kanye nendawo ephakemeyo yakudiliza , yayishisa ind awo eph akemeyo, yayicolisisa yaba yincushuncushu, yashisa no-Ashera.

Inkosi yayisiyala uHilikiya umpristi omkhulu , nabapristi besigaba sesibili , nabalindimnyango ukukhipha ethempelini likaJehova zonk e izinto ezazenzelwe oBali , no-Ashera, nebandla lonke lasezulwini , yazishisa ngaphandle kweJerusalema emasimini aseKidroni , yayisa umlotha wazo eBethele.

Yakhipha u-Ashera endlini kaJehova, yamkhiphela phandle kweJerusalema, yamyisa ngasemfudlaneni iKidroni , yamshisa ngasemfudlaneni iKidroni , yamcolisisa waba yincushuncushu , yayiphonsa incushuncushu yakhe emathuneni abantu nje.

Yadiliza izindlu zezifebe zethempeli ezazisendlini kaJehova , lapho abesifazane bemelukela khona u-Ashera amatende.

Wawasusa ama -altare abezizwe nezindawo eziphakemeyo , wazibhidliza izinsika, wabagawula o-Ashera,

Wamsusa uMahakha unina ka -Asa inkosi ebukhosikazini , ngokuba wayemenzele u -Ashera isithombe esinengekayo ; u-Asa wagawula isithombe sakhe, wasicolisisa, wasishisa ngasemfudlaneni iKidroni.

Inhliziyo yakhe yaphakanyiswa ezindleleni zikaJehova ; futhi wasusa izindawo eziphakemeyo nawo-Ashera kwaJuda.

Nokho kufunyaniswa kuwe nezin to ezinhle , ngokuba ususile o -Ashera ezweni, wabhekisa inhliziyo yakho ukuba ifune uNkulunkulu. UJehoshafati umisa abahluleli

Bayishiya indlu kaJehov a uNkulunkulu wawoyise , bakhonza o -Ashera nezithombe; uJuda neJerusalema kwehlelwa yintukuthelo ngaleli cala labo.

Sekuphelile konke lokho , u-Israyeli wonke owayekhona wap huma waya emizini yakwaJuda, waphula izinsika, wagawula o-Ashera, wadiliza izindawo eziphakemeyo nama -altare kwaJuda wonke , nakwaBenjamini, nakwa- Efrayimi, nakwaManase, waze waqeda konke . Base bebuyel a bonke abantwana bakwa -Israyeli, kwaba yilowo nalowo ef eni lakhe , emizini yakubo.

Umkhuleko wakhe, nokunxuswa kukaNkulunkulu nguye, nazo zonke izono zakhe, nazo zonke iziphambeko zakhe , nezindawo akha kuzo izindawo eziphakemeyo, amisa kuzo o-Ashera nezithombe ezibaziweyo, engakazithobi, bheka, lokho kulotshiwe ezindabeni zikaHozayi.

Wabuye wakha izindawo eziphakemeyo uHezekiya uyise azidilizile; wamisela oBali ama -altare, wenza o -Ashera, wakhuleka kulo lonke ibandla lasezulwini, walikhonza.

Ngomnyaka wesishiyagalombili wokubusa kwakhe esengumfana waqal a ukufuna uNkulunkulu kaDavide uyise ; ngomnyaka weshumi nambili waqala ukuhlambulula uJuda neJerusalema , wasusa izindawo eziphakemeyo , nawo- Ashera, nezithombe ezibaziweyo, nezithombe ezibunjiweyo.

Bawadiliza phambi kwakhe ama -altare awoBali ; nama-altare empepho ayephezu kwawo wawanquma ; waphula o-Ashera, nezithombe ezibaziweyo, nezithombe ezibunjiweyo, wakucolisisa, wakuvumvuzela phezu kwamathuna ababenikele kukho.

Wawadiliza ama -altare, waphula o-Ashera nezithombe ezibaziweyo kwaba luthuli, wawanquma onke ama -altare empepho ezweni lonke lakwa -Israyeli, wabuyela eJerusalema.

Kwathi ngalobo busuku uJehova wathi kuye: Thatha iduna likayihlo nenye inkunzi eneminyaka eyisikhombisa , ubhidlize i -altare likaBali uyihlo analo , ugawule u-Ashera ongakulo,

umakhele uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho i -altare esiqongweni sal e nqaba ngokuhlelekileyo, uyithathe inkunzi yesibili, unikele ngomnikelo wokushiswa ngezinkuni zika-Ashera ozakumgawula.

Lapho abantu bomuzi bevuka ekuseni kakhulu , bheka, i-altare likaBali lase libhidliziwe, no-Ashera owayengakulo wayegawuliwe , nenkunzi yesibili yayinikelwe phezu kwe-altare elalakhiwe.

Base bethi abantu bomuzi kuJowashi : Khipha indodana yakho ukuba ife , ngokuba ilibhidlizile i -altare likaBali nangokuba imgawul ile u -Ashera owayengakulo.

Kepha niyakuwadiliza ama -altare abo , niziphahlaze izinsika zabo , nibagawule o-Ashera babo,

Abayikubheka ama -altare abo , umsebenzi wezandla zabo , bangabuki okwenziwe yiminwe yabo, o-Ashera nama-altare empepho.

Ngakho ububi bukaJakobe buyakuhlangulwa ngalokhu , lokhu kube yisithelo sonke sokususa isono sakhe , lapho enza ukuba onke amatshe e - altare avithizeke njengamatshe omcako, kungabe kusamiswa o-Ashera nama- altare empepho.

niwadilize ama -altare a zo, niziphohloze izinsika zazo , nibashise o -Ashera bazo ngomlilo , nizinqume izithombe ezibaziweyo zawonkulunkulu bazo , nesule igama lazo kuleyo ndawo.

Uyakulandela ukulunga okuyikho ukuba uphile , ulidle izwe uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akunika lona. O-Ashera nezinsika

Ungazitshaleli u-Ashera womuthi noma owaluphi uhlobo ngaseceleni kwe - altare likaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho oyakuzenzela lona.

Niyakubaphatha kanje : niyakudiliza ama -altare abo , niphohloze izinsika zabo, ninqume o-Ashera babo, nishise ngomlilo izithombe zabo ezibaziweyo.

abantwana babo besakh umbula ama -altare abo nawo -Ashera babo ngasemithini eluhlaza emagqumeni aphakemeyo.

Ngiyakubasiphula o -Ashera bakho phakathi kwakho , ngiyichithe imizi yakho.